Thanks to all of you who took the time to share your jar labeling strategies. Please know that there’s no shame in simply scribbling the jar’s contents and date made on the lid of the jar with a Sharpie. It’s what I do most of the time. I only go for fancy labels when I really want to make a pretty present. So don’t feel bad!

7 Responses to Photos From the FiJ Flickr Pool + Labels Winner

Wow that second photo is really impressive. I’d love to have my jars out in the open as decoration, but I keep them in the dark for preservation sake. I do keep my dried beans in the dinning room in jars though. They are some very varied heirloom beans so very decorative.

One of the lessons of food safety re: food preservation that we learned through the UC Cooperative Extension LA County Master Food Preserver training is that you should not stack jars atop one another. It can affect the seal of the jars being sat upon…

Thanks for the encouraging emails about my canning (I am picture # 2) – and the advice on not stacking. I try not to stack – but run out of space, so I leave the bands on to help protect the seals. They are in the basement on those shelves- so most of the time they are in the dark, which does help. I really enjoy the Food in Jars blog, have the book and have made a number of the recipes- LOVE them! Keep on Cannin’

thanks for the mention! (I miss my collection so much… but I’m gonna figure out how to find mason jars in this country and then… watch out! guava-melon jam, or lychee pickles!)

For labelling, I would write the names and dates on tiny strips of paper and then use Modge Podge to slick them onto the flat spot just under the rim – you can kind of see it in the photo, actually. Time consuming, but really attractive…

Some lovely photos. I always write the date and contents on the lid, even if I label…that way if the label comes off for whatever reason I can still identify the contents. If it’s for a gift a simple fabric or paper cover on the top hides the hand labelling and gives a nice touch.